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buffalo grass

noun

Updated on: 22 Mar 2018

Definition of buffalo grass

: a low-growing perennial grass (Buchloë dactyloides) native to the Great Plains that has curly grayish-green leaves; also : grama

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Native buffalo grass, for example, has roots as much as eight feet deep.

— frank vaisvilas, Daily Southtown, "Forest preserve workshop encourages gardeners to go native," 14 Mar. 2018
It was made energy-efficient with structural insulating panels, geothermal heating and cooling, tankless hot water and a roof covered in drought-resistant, low-maintenance buffalo grass.

— julie lasky, New York Times, "$450,000 Homes in Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Wisconsin," 1 Nov. 2017

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1784

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